WATER

A PRECIOUS RESOURCE

NAME: Nimisha
CLASS: VIIIth(B)

PRESENTED To:
Mrs. Bharti Mam
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 THREE DIFFERENT STATES
OF WATER

1. SOLID FORM OF WATER - ICE / SNOW

PRESENT AS ICE CAPS

AT THE POLES OF THE EARTH
SNOW COVERED MOUNTAINS
AND GLACIERS

100
80
60
E ast
40

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0
North
1st 3rd

Qt r Qtr
 2. LIQUID FORM - WATER

 PRESENT IN
OCEANS
LAKES
RIVERS
& UNDERGROUND

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3.GASEOUS FORM -
WATER VAPOUR

• PRESENT
IN
AIR
AROUND US

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 Cycling of water in nature
• GAS [VAPOUR]

• Basic processes in
water cycle
• EVAPORATION -

conversion of • LIQUID [WATER]

LIQUID TO GAS
by heating
• CONDENSATION
Conversion of
GAS TO LIQUID
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 WATER CYCLE

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The process of seeping of water
into the ground-INFILTRATION

RAIN WATER

SURFACE RUN OFF INFILTRATION

SOIL WATER GROUND WATER

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THE UPPER LIMIT OFSATURATED ZONE OF
GROUND WATER— WATER TABLE

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WATER TABLE
 WATER TABLE

GROUND WATER

UNSATURATED ZONE

SATURATED ZONE

AQUIFER

THE GROUND WATER

STORED BETWEEN THE
LAYERES OF HARD ROCKS
BELOW THE WATER TABLE
--AQUIFER
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 Ground water is an
important source of water

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 DEPLETION OF WATER TABLE
infiltration
 Water table
may go down Consumption
if the water of ground
water
is not
sufficiantly
replenished.

Ground
water
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 OF
WATER TABLE

• 1.
DEFORESTATION

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2 . SCANTY RAINFALL

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3.EXCESSIVE CONSUMPTION BY
INCREASING POPULATION

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4. DECREASE IN THE
SEEPAGE AREA

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5. EXCESSIVE USE BY
Agricultural activities

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6. INCREASING
INDUSTRIES

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CONSERVATION OF WATER

 AVOID
WASTAGE

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 CONSERVATION OF WATER

 REPAIR
LEAKING
TAP

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CONSERVATION OF WATER
 USE MINIMUM

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CONSERVATION OF WATER
 REUSE/RECYCLE
IF POSSIBLE

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 WATER WISE HABITS
DIRECT
USED
KITCHEN WATER
TO
YOUR GARDEN .

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Drip irrigation for your garden

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 WATER WISE HABITS
 WASH VESSELS
USING
COLLECTED
WATER
INSTEAD OF
WASHING
DIRECTLY UNDER
TAP.

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 WATER WISE HABITS
 MOP THE
FLOOR
INSTEAD OF
WASHING

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WATER WISE HABITS
 TURNOFF
TAP WHILE
BRUSHING

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 RAINWATER HARVESTING
BASIC PRINCIPLE-
REDUCE THE SPEED
• MAKE
RUNNING WATER
WALK !
MAKE
WALKING WATER
CRAWL !!
MAKE
CRAWLING WATER STOP!
STAND !!!

ALLOW THE
STANDINGWATER TO
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PERCOLATE !!!!
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SURFACE RUN OFF

WATER
PERCOLATION

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PLANTING
VEGETATION

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ROOF TOP RAINWATER
HARVESTING
 RAINWATER IS
COLLECTED
FROM THE
ROOF OF
BUILDINGS AND
STORED IN
TANKS AFTER
FILTRATION.

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Roof top rainwater harvesting

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Roof to rainwater harvesting

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BAWRI- A TRADITIONAL WAY
OF COLLECTING WATER

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 INFILTRATION PITS
• IT SOAKS WATER & DIRECT IT
TO UNDER GROUND TO
RECHARGE GROUND WATER

Pit filled with

gravel

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 GRASSY PATCHES &
OTHER VEGETATIONS
 HELPS IN INFILTRATION

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DRIP IRRIGATION
- saves water
 A TECHNIQUE OF WATERING
PLANTS BY USING NARROW
TUBES WHICH SUPPLY WATER
AT THE BASE OF PLANTS AS TINY
DROPS.

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DRIP IRRIGATION

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Save every drop of water !

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SAVE WATER ! SAVE LIFE !

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SAVE WATER ! SAVE LIFE !

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LABEL THE DIAGRAM
SUN’S HEAT

CLOUDS CONDENSATION
6

EVAPORATION RAIN FALL

WATER
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 FILL IN THE BLANKS
1.The solid form of water is ----------------
2. the process of changing water to water
vapour is called ----------------.
3. The process of recharging ground water
can be done by ---------------------.
4.The source of water for bore well is
-----------
5.Amethod of irrigation which saves good
amount of water is ------------------
6. One reason for depletion of ground water is
is ---------------- by Nimisha 44
 MATCH THE FOLLOWING
 CIRCULATION OF  DEFORESTATION

WATER IN NATURE
 INFILTRATION PITS  WATER CYCLE
 WATER SAVING  ROOF TOP
METHOD OF RAINWATER
IRRIGATION HARVESTING
 A METHOD OF STORING  DRIP
RAINWATER FOR IRRIGATION
FUTURE USE  REPLENISH
 CAUSE OF WATER ground WATER
SHORTAGE by Nimisha 45
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Thank You
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